Author: jakhisolidarity

Friday, September 19, 7 – 9:30 pm

Las Colibries Garden – 219 34th St Sunset Park, Brooklyn

$10 NOTAFLOF. Gather for a fundraiser screening of the short film ‘In Defense of the Rocket’ (dir. Martin Ginestie, 2015, 5 min) followed by ‘Paradise Now’ (dir. Hany Abu-Assad, 2005, 90 min). ‘In Defense of the Rocket’ brings together footage from more than 20 years of Palestinian political life with the ambition to uplift armed resistance and reframe the Western debate around the use of violence. ‘Paradise Now’ follows two Palestinian childhood friends as they prepare to execute an attack on Tel AViv, ostensibly in the final hours of their lives.

Tuesday, September 16, 7pm

Mayday Space – 176 St. Nicholas Avenue, Brooklyn

Clearcut (1991, dir. Ryszard Bugajski, 100 min) reckons with the pitfalls of pacifism when a white lawyer meets and Indigenous activist with a plan to kidnap the head of a logging company responsible for clearcutting native land.

$10+ NOTAFLOF. Funds will be split between Helen Red Feather, an Oglala Lakota revolutionary, and the support campaign for Jakhi McCray.

August 21 2 – 6 PM

Amoja Community Garden, 1448 Broadway Brooklyn

Join Crown Heights Bites Back as they honor and uplift revolutionary black history, marking key historical moments and anniversaries of resistance and liberation.

We’ll recognize and support black political prisoners – including a letter-writing campaign for those still imprisoned by the state – and raise funds through plate sales and button sales, with proceeds going toward CHBB weekly distributions and comrade Jakhi’s legal support fund. Come through for food, community, and music from our DJs as we honor our revolutionaries and martyrs and continue the struggle forward together.

Tuesday August 19, 7PM

P.I.T – 411 South 5th St Los Sures, Williamsburg

$10 entry NOTAFLOF. Snacks available for purchase. Punishment Park is a documentary style thriller drama deals with a group of soldiers leading a group of hippies, nihilists, draft-dodgers, and anti-establishment individuals through the desert as a punishment. Alongside this we flick back and forth to scenes of a tribunal in which defendants have the chance to explain their anti-authority position to the board that sentenced them. As relevant today as it was 43 years ago when it was made. Punishment Park makes the challenges war, the political and justice system, and the American Empire as a whole.

August 13, 6pm

Another World – 629 Nostrand Ave Brooklyn, NY

Join Arm the Dollz for a community letter writing event as they give their analysis on the state of Black and Trans political prisoners within the imperial beast.

Bring family and friends!! Tools for letter writing and snacks will be provided!! Free all our political prisoners!